Tag: Consumer Price Index
Food inflation in richer states cooling down faster
State Bank of India (SBI) has shed light on significant variations in food inflation trends across Indian states in its latest report. According to the…
Retail inflation slows slightly at 5.48%
Dec 12, 2024 04:42 PM IST Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the…
India inflation likely fell in November on moderating vegetable prices: Reuters poll
BENGALURU: India retail inflation likely fell to 5.53% in November after breaching the central bank’s 6% upper tolerance band as the arrival of fresh produce…
Inflation horse needs a tight leash: RBI Guv Shaktikanta Das
Continuing his analogy of the inflation horse and Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) persistent battle with it, Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that it…
Tech to catch price trends in CPI revision
The government plans to switch to Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing for collection of price trends, gearing up for revision of the base year to 2024 from…
Food items may shed weight in CPI basket
New Delhi: Food items could see their dominance in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline by up to 6.5 percentage points in rural areas and…
Unchecked ‘sticker shock’ from inflation can hurt manufacturing and economy, RBI says
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said if inflation is allowed to run unchecked, it can undermine the prospects of India’s economy, especially for industry…
RBI warns unchecked inflation could harm India’s real economy, despite strong growth outlook
Kolkata: An unchecked increase in headline inflation can damage the real economy, even as festive consumption demand and farm sector recovery have helped offset the…
Unchecked inflation risks hurting economy despite festive boost, RBI warns in latest report
Kolkata: The rise in headline inflation can damage the real economy if not checked, even as the festive consumption demand and farm sector recovery have…
Food price exclusion from inflation targets a flawed strategy? The heated debate in India
India’s retail inflation surged to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October, reigniting a debate on the country’s inflation targeting framework and whether food prices…